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Review
. 2006 Dec;84(6):825-31.
doi: 10.1139/o06-189.

Investigating membrane protein dynamics in living cells

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Investigating membrane protein dynamics in living cells

Ian R Bates et al. Biochem Cell Biol. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Live cell imaging is a powerful tool for understanding the function and regulation of membrane proteins. In this review, we briefly discuss 4 fluorescence-microscopy-based techniques for studying the transport dynamics of membrane proteins: fluorescence-correlation spectroscopy, image-correlation spectroscopy, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, and single-particle and (or) molecule tracking. The advantages and limitations of each approach are illustrated using recent studies of an ion channel and cell adhesion molecules.

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